The Penn's Grove record., 1887-07-30
County News.

about to extend Il call to Mr.. Dietrich
u young minister of Selin's Grove, Pa.
Two bridges need rebuilding in
Pilesgroyc and to repairing,
The item going the round of the
press That Rev. J.. G.. Crate is suffer
ing from another stroke of paralysis is
said to be untrue by the Elmer Times.
He says that he has not enjoyed better
health since he was stricken down two
years ago, and with the exception of
being lame he feels very well.
The damage recently done to the
Court House by tightening has been
repaired.
The stock plant of the Salem Iron
Foundry will be jointly sold by Sheriff
Kelly and Constable Carney on Satur-
day next.
Donnelly q Waterman, Salem livery
men, have lost three horses since the
first of the year caused principally by
Overdriying.
The stockholders of the Salem Lect-
ure Hal Company, offer the Lecture
Hall at private sale. A local syndicate
talks of purchasing it.
The estate of the late John T.. Rob-
inson, of Salem, is valued at from S40,-
600 to $4,000.
The heavy shower of rain in Salem
last Saturday night flooded the streets
and did much damage 10y gathering
them. The low lands Of Elsinboro and
| Warrington were flooded and crops
damages especially the tomatoes.
Five inches Of rain fell in Salem, be-
ing a half inch more than fell during
the entire month Of July last year,
Her etofOle The glass factories of
Hires Il Co. and John Gaynor, OF Sa-
lem, had to procure heir sand mean
Maurice River, but since VIM. Davis
has discovered about two acres of good
quality sand III his farm six miles from
Quinton on the Marlboro pike, and has
put in "A steam plant for washing tie
sand, they will get their sand there.
In the old corner stoHe OF the First
NJ. L. Church, OF Salem, which has
| just been torn down, was found a copy
of the ChriStirn Advocate, dated May.
26, 1886 and a copy OF the Salem Union
then published by James M. Hannah,
The names of John W. Cballis, David
&. Williams, James Hall and VIM.
Barnet were written Oh the corner
stone with a red pencil. The stone
was laid May 81, 1886 and the church
was dedicated two years later while
Rev. Jefferson Lewis was pastor
The South JerSeyDlGa says: Before
next season All effort will be made to
form "A stock company to build Il pier at
Elsin bOrO Point, where there is deep
water, so that steamers going up and
down the river can stop there. Que Of
the enterprising capitalists has charge
of the matter. 1t is thought that the
owners of the steamer "Repub-
lic'' will take some stock III the enter
prise. Should this enterprise be carried
out it will make a short rOUte to Cape
May for people i'll this section"
1t is surprising how tightening rod
sllarpers have been swindliEg farmers
near the borderlines of this and Cum
berIand county. David Veal, atarmer
of Hopewell township, Cumberland
County, is out, Sill. Anthoay s.. Love
land, of Alloway township this county,
is poorer by $50. Also Benjamin Cole
man, of Deerlield is poorer and wiser
by $S4. The swinulers got them to
sign papers which they supposed was
but for Il small sum but turned out to
~ dim. tho flAsNnlf II. fiTp
enlightened age OF newspapers no one
deserves any pity for being swindled
when the local papers, which warn
their readers Of the SCHEMES, are Sc
cheap, aud some too stingy to subscribe
for them.
Salem's lew school house will cost
S27S6.
On Saturday evening about 8 o'c.ock
IA large fire was seen on the Delaware
shore opposite Prnnsyille. IL was the
burning OF IL large stone barn OH the
Eckles farm winch had been struck 10y
tightening. ABOUT 10 or 80 tom OF hay
together with the farming utensils
were destroyed. The stock was saved
excepting one COW.
On Saturday evening during the
storm tightening struck James Dwyres
barn in Salem, killing IA horse in the
table but did not lire the barn although
il WAS shattered badly.
ridgeton Erening NeuS; A gen
tleman Of this city, visiting Woodstown
recently, witnessed all UNUSUAL sight
while standing hear the pond at that
place. Two cows We're standing in the
water cooling themselves, when sud
denly one Of them run out like Il flash
and when on dry land Il twelve pound
loggerhead let 90 his hold of her udder.
The Changers will hold "A picnic at
the River Shore on August Sth.
The WoodstOwn baseball club beat
the Salem cIub by ii score of Is to 4 on
the Fair Grounds, OF Friday of last
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